Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue' - Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush

Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush is a spreading deciduous shrub with a arching branches and vibrantly colored blooms.  The willowy grey-green foliage is topped by panicles of mauve-blue flowers that bloom through summer and sometimes continues until the first frost, attracting bees and butterflies.  Remove spent flowers to extend bloom season.  Best performance in sunny well-drained areas.  Drought tolerant. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant.  Tolerant of most soils, except wet ones.  Can become sparse if not grown in full sun and may reach to 10' if not pruned back in late winter.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Gardens, Rock Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Verbena, Coneflower, Butterfly Weed

IMAGES: Photo by Gábor Wiandt, Buddleja Nanho Blue, (2) Матвеенко Андрей, Цветок ботанического сада 02, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Ptelea, Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue', CC BY-SA 3.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.